Collin College Faculty Named Co-Presidents for State Organization

From left) Sharon Hirschy, early childhood development professor, and Elaine Boski-Wilkinson,
department of education chair, were installed as co-presidents of the Child Development
Educator's Association for Texas Associate Degree Programs during the annual Texas
Community College Teachers Association conference.

March 5, 2007 - Collin College prides itself for the award-winning and involved faculty
and staff it employs. Elaine Boski-Wilkinson, department of education chair, of Allen,
and Sharon Hirschy, early childhood development professor, of Coppell, were installed
as co-presidents of the Child Development Educator's Association for Texas Associate
Degree Programs during the annual Texas Community College Teachers Association conference
held in Austin in February.

The Texas Community College Teachers Association is comprised of educators from every
discipline in addition to counselors, librarians and administrators from public and
independent community, junior and technical colleges in Texas. It is the largest organization
of postsecondary educators in the state. The organization's annual convention is the
largest gathering of community college faculty in the country.

For more information about the association, visit their website at www.tccta.org.

Collin County Community College District (Collin) serves more than 41,000 credit and
continuing education students annually and offers more than 100 degree and certificate
programs. The only public college in the county, Collin is a partner to business,
government and industry, providing customized training and work force development.